Kobe Bryant 1978 – 2020: The world has lost a star!
28 January 2020 |
9:21 am
Kobe Bryant is remembered as a basketball great, but a sexual assault charge in 2003 remains a part of his legacy. Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash on Jan. 26, 2020.
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